Mausoleum



Aug. 26, 1930.

D. ROTHENBERGER MAUSOLEUM Original Filed April s, 1928 2 sheets-sheet 1 g- 1930- D. M. ROTHENBERGER l,773,863

MAUSOLEUM Original Filed April s, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IIIIIIIIIl/III/l Patented Aug. 26, 1930 i U'NITEDISTA TES DANIEL M. ROTHENBERGER, OF LEESPORT, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOB TO DEVLIN w.

DORMEB, OF BEADING, PENNSYLVANIA MAUSOLEUM Original application filed April 18, 1928, Serial 3, 1923.

The invention relates particularly to that type of mausoleum in which` there is a plurality of burial crypts associated in a single structure'` The particular invention lends itself to ease and Simplicity of Construction and use, as well as to economy and stability. Those portions of'mausoleums which are eX- posed to view may be of a rich or expensive material while those portions which are not exposed to view may be of cheaper material. A portion of the structure may be made of cement which is relativelycheap to buy and simple and easy to pour or erect. There is an advantage in structures having the elements which go to make up the individual crypts separate from the elements of the other crypts, thus it is not necessaryto handle large and expensive elements. This type of construction-may produce numerous joints in each crypt and, for sanitary reasons, it may be desirable to thoroughly and surely disinfeet these joints. Provision may also be made for disinfecting and releasing umes or gases formed in the individual crypts.

When the structure is made up of such independent elements it is desirable that they be rigidly held in place in the main structure and that the joints between the individual elements and the individual crypts be certainly, rigidly, and permanently supported.

These and other purposes may be carried out by the present invention. This application is a division of Serial Number 270,88l filed April 18, 1928.

In order to describe, but not limit, the invention an embodiment of it is shown in the accompanying drawings in which Figure l is a transverse vertical section through a mausoleum, a portion of which is omitted. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section of a single crypt. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal horizontal section of two crypts. Fig. 4; is a vertical plan of a portion of a wall between two crypts. i

No. 270381. Divided and this application filed November Serial No. 316348.

ment are provided for the outer wall. of the mausoleum. The upper portion of the outer wall may consist of a cement slab faced with granite, marble or a suitable ornamental material 3. VVithin the wall 2 is a wall t, preferably of cement, arranged to support the elements of the crypts. Between the walls 2 and 4 is a vertical ventilating channel 5 into which leads a passage-way 6 near the ground and from which leads a passage-way 7 near the roof 8. The pasasge-ways 6 and 7 are preferably provided with grilles or gratings 9 which 'may be nade of brass, bronze, or other suitable noncorrosive metal.

The mausoleum may contain banks of crypts at the right, and at the left, and one may be added at the rear of the central hall or chapel 10, and the structure may be one or more stories high. 'There is shown a foundation ll which surrounds the three sides of the central hall 10, placed a suflicient distance from the outer foundation wall 1 to cooperate with it in forming a support for the crypts.

The crypts may be made up of top and bottom plates or slabs 12 and side walls or slabs 13 suitably held together and in position by appropriate means. The walls l act as backs for the crypts and may be covered with plates or slabs 14: corresponding in material' and finish to the'walls of the crypt. Each crypt will preferably be large enough to contain a casket 15 'and may be provided with a closing slab 16 and an ornamental inscription plate 17, which may be plain or ornamented. Passing through the walls 4 are Channels 18 to Carry noxious fumes from the crypts into the vertical ventilating channel 5. The walls of each crypt may be structurally separate from the walls of the other crypts.

In general it is desirable to have each crypt Separate from each other crypt an d thoi oughly and efi'ectively disinfected tnerefrom as indicated above. necessary or desirable to throw two or more crypts into a single chamber. Such an occasion may arise when it is desired 'to have the bodies of twoor more members of a family It occasionally becomes in immediate proximity. The structure] Y support desired from the side walls 13 may be maintained if a removable panel is provided in the wall of any desired shape and dimensions so as to atl'ord not merely communication between the adjoining crypts but to give the effect of a single large crypt.

p Such a removable panel is indicated at 28 in h'igs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. In order to allow the panel 28 to be removed from either side of its containing wall 13 I may make the plate 28, whatever its size or shape, substantially the same size and shape as the aperture in the wall 13. Surnmnding the plate 28 and covering on one side the joint between it and the wall 13 is a frame 29, preterably made of strips of suitable noncorrosive metal, underlaid with a fibre strip 30, suitably saturated with a disinfectant. Through. the rame 29 pass bolts 31 the nuts 32 ot' which rest against and hold in place the frame 29. The bolts 31 extend through the plate 28 and are provided with heads 33 which rest against one element 34 of an angle bar The element 34 of the bar 35 rests against the wall 13 and the opposite element 36 rests against the plate 28, so that by this element the plate 28 is held rigidly and in a sanitary manrer in position to close the aperture in the wall 13. The heads 33 of the bolts 31 are long but narrow, and where the bolt passes through the element 34 it is provided with a slot 37. By this arran ement it will be seen that when the head ot the bolt is in the position indica'ed in Fig t, the structure is held assenibled, but ii the bolt is turned so that the head lies a: a right angle to the position shown in Fig. 4 it will enter the slot and allow the angle iron oe LO be removed when plate 28 may be removed toward the left of Fig. 5. It' it is desired to remove the plate 28 toward the right of Fig. 5, of course, it will only be necessary to remove the nuts 32 fom the bolts, thus freeing 29 which when removed, will allow the panel 28 to be moved toward the right of Fig.

The various walls may be made of granite, marble, or other desired stone or of bronze or other noncorrosive metal or ot any other suitable material. Likewise the plates, dowels, wires, bolts, brackets, etc., may be made of any suitable material but preterahly of bronze or other noncorrosive metal. It. is preferred to have the entire structure made ot materials which substantially do not deteriorate and are not disintegrated or destroyed by exposure to air and moisture. Thus the mausoleum and its parts may be as nearly everlasting as postops, bottoms and side walls for the crypts, removable panels in the side walls o the crypts, and means for disinfecting the joints around the removable panels.

3. In a mausoleum, a plurality of crypts, tops, bottoms and side walls for the crypts, removable panels in the side walls of the crypts, and means holding the panels in place and allowing their removal toward either side of the side walls.

4. In a mausoleum, a plurality ot crypts, tops, bottoms and side walls for the crypts, removable panels in the side walls of the crypts, plates on each side of the side walls holding the panels in place, bolts passing through the plates and the side walls, nuts on the bolts holding one plate in place, and irregularly shaped heads on the bolts holding the other plate in place, said plates having apertures through which the heads may pass when turned to the appropriate position.

5. In a mausoleum, a plurality of crypts, walls for the crypts, removable panels in the walls, and means holding the panele in place and allowing their removal toward either side g y ot the walls.

6. In a mausoleum, a plurality of crypts, removable panels in the walls of the crypts, plates on each side of the side walls holding the panels in place, bolts passing,` through the plates and the side walls, nuts on the bolts holding one plate in place, irregularly shaped heads on the bolts holding the other plate in place, said plates having apertures through which the heads may pass when turned to the appropriate position.

DANIEL M. ROTHENBERGER. 

